Pain in Osteoarthritis

The prevalence of osteoarthritis (OA) is high and predicted to increase in the future. OA is a whole joint disease characterized by a poor healing response to trauma with its hallmark symptom being chronic pain. Surprisingly, there is limited association between joint degeneration and chronic pain, which suggests that other factors are responsible for the generation and maintenance of joint pain. This webinar was dedicated to explaining some of the mechanisms involved in chronic osteoarthritis pain. In addition, the webinar highlighted how a better understanding of pain mechanisms can help explain why some patients do not respond to standard pain therapies (e.g., exercise-based therapy, anti-inflammatory therapies, and/or joint replacement surgeries) for OA.

Participants include:
Jason McDougall, PhD
Kristian Kjær-Staal Petersen, MD, PhD
Michelle Hall, PhD